technically it is distilling so it illegal but let get real I doubt your freezer is going to turn you in to feds

it was not the 19th amendment that allowed as home brewing was illegal till Jimmy Carter made home brewing legal at the federal level back in 1978 but home brewing was not fully legalized in all states as it was left to the states to decide so it was not until 2013 that all states finally legalized it

Of course irons damage cloths just as bleach, the sun,washing and drying and even wearing it but the best way to reduce the damage is to buy a High efficiency washer which not only save water but are less harsh on clothing